Archives for Tuesday, October 12, 2004:

Chinese tug of war over Grenada

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: The Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan are reportedly in a tug of war over diplomatic relations with the tiny island of Grenada. For the past several years Taiwan has had diplomatic relations with Grenada, pumping millions of dollars into the national economy... read more...

Rift between Grenadian and Trinidad police

ST GEORGE‘S, Grenada: A rift between local police in Grenada and those of the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago appears to be deepening... read more...

Cayman Islands Governor pays a visit to Net News

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Last week, Cayman Net News, the sister publication of Caribbean Net News, was honoured to receive a visit from the Governor of the Cayman Islands, Mr Bruce Dinwiddy, and his wife Emma.  Mr DInwiddy took time out of his very busy schedule to call in at the newspaper’s temporary operations... read more...

Dominican Republic president backs Miami as FTAA HQ

MIAMI, USA (AFP): President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic on Monday backed Miami's candidacy to become the headquarters of the planned Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)... read more...

Two UN peacekeepers shot, wounded in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP): Two peacekeepers with the United Nations forces in Haiti were shot and injured during joint operations with the Haitian police, UN authorities said Sunday... read more...

BVI government in talks on OECS economic union

ROAD TOWN, BVI: A consultant for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) concluded a three-day visit to the British Virgin Islands last week, after holding a series of meetings with senior Government officials, relating to the creation of an economic union within the sub-region... read more...

Positive outlook for Montserrat, says ratings agency

NEW YORK, USA: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Monday that it assigned its 'BBB-' long-term and 'A-3' short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to Montserrat. Standard & Poor's also said that the outlook on Montserrat is positive... read more...

Slavery conference postponed

TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS: The Turks and Caicos National Museum has announced the postponement of the Slavery and Emancipation: Birth of the Caribbean Conference, originally scheduled for October 25-28th 2004... read more...

BUSINESS NEWS

Parmalat sells Dominican Republic unit

MILAN, Italy (AFP): Parmalat Finanziaria, parent company of the troubled Italian food giant Parmalat, said Monday it had sold its 65.74 percent stake in Parmalat Dominicana to the Dominican Republic company PAR and other buyers for 8.2 million dollars... read more...

FEATURE

The African Holocaust

In the Mid-1400’s, the first Africans were taken out of Sierra Leone on Africa’s West Coast as a present for a Portuguese king.  The capture and removal from the African continent of these ten men marked the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the wholesale exploitation and death of at least two hundred million (conservatively estimated) Africans... read more...

COMMENTARY

Law and Politics: Ivan changed many things - not everything

I wish I could have said, in all sincerity, after one month since “Ivan the Terrible,” that things are progressing smoothly, towards the massive recovery and reconstruction process that is the bedrock of our survival... read more...

SPORTS NEWS

Pickwick ends 46-year drought

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Former West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes led his club team ESA Field Pickwick to its first domestic title in 46 years, when they won the Sagicor General Super Cup in Barbados on Sunday... read more...